Departmental Public Participation

Theresa May: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what  (a) surveys,  (b) questionnaires and  (c) other services were provided by polling companies for her Department in financial year 2007-08, broken down by company.

Hazel Blears: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 29 November 2007,  Official Report, column 681W.
	Between then and the end of the financial year, the Department has undertaken the following work from polling companies.
	 Andrew Irving Associates Ltd.
	Quantitative survey on the Code for Sustainable Homes
	Pre and post tracking research on the effectiveness of the 'Pull your Finger out' fire safety campaign
	Fire Safety Research into the Holiday Accommodation Sector
	 COI
	Fire fighting careers research and recommendations
	Fire Kills Literature Review
	Fire Kills campaign recognition omnibus survey
	Workshops on the importance of the English language to building communities
	Survey of planning professionals about whether Planning Portal services met their needs
	 Cragg Ross Dawson Ltd.
	Energy Performance of Buildings Directive research
	 Dorset County Council
	Housing related research
	 GFK NOP Ltd.
	HIPs consumer awareness, qualitative, and omnibus research
	Accountability of local council services—omnibus survey
	 TH Seagrove
	Telephone survey of tenant activists on their awareness etc. of landlords work in terms of the Respect agenda.
	 IPSOS Mori
	Third tranche of 2007 employee survey and the production of aggregated results from the full 2007 employee survey
	Senior Civil Service survey
	Employee engagement workshops

Departmental Pay

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was paid in end-of-year performance bonuses to  (a) all staff and  (b) staff at senior civil service level in (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in the 2007-08 financial year; and how many payments were made.

Gerry Sutcliffe: The information is in the table.
	
		
			   Total amount of bonus payments paid (£)  Number of payments 
			 All staff   
			 Department for Culture, Media and Sport 424,480 204 
			 Royal Parks Agency 10,200 20 
			
			 Senior civil service 204,900 19 
			  Notes: 1. The information has been amalgamated for the senior civil service as there are fewer than five senior civil servants in the Royal Parks Agency. 2. All staff includes those in the senior civil service.